Solar Thermal Conversion to Electricity Utilizing a Central Receiver, Open-Cycle Gas Turbine Design

摘要

This project was the initial activity in a program to develop a solar/electric power plant which utilizes an open cycle gas turbine as the prime mover. Black & Veatch was the prime contractor;Honeywell, Inc. and the Engineering Experiment Station at the Georgia Institute of Technology were subcontractors to Black a Veatch.nA conceptual design for a commercial-scale plant, with a nominal rating of 60 MWe, was prepared. The characteristics of that baseline design, which employs an elevated central receiver surrounded by a field of heliostats, are presented. The turbine is a General Electric MS 7001R, and is located near the top 01 a 213 M (700 ft) tower.